exercise?

[ELeighMay 0]

I'm post-op just six days but I'm wondering when everyone started exercising after surgery. Right now I can hardly do my morning routine without needing a nap but I'm anxious to get back up and moving to get this weight off.

[enjoyinglife 313]

I started walking the day I got home from the hospital. I wasn't cleared to lift weights until my 10th week.

[mijpow 28]

you deserve to take naps. do this for a couple of weeks and then do a little walking and then slowly increase your walking. main thing is NOT to do nothing after the surgery, exercising it the key.

[ELeighMay 0]

I'm anxious to get back to it, thanks for the input.

[Mkmb2006 41]

Yep, I was only allowed to walk the first month, but was cleared for no restrictions after that. Everyone is different, though, so check with your doc. It's really his/her call!

[KittyKat848 93]

I think it's pretty normal to need a lot of rest after surgery -- and frankly, I think if you feel tired that you should rest. I know that I was pretty exhausted. For nearly two weeks after surgery, I did a lot of sleeping and resting. I would force myself to get up and walk around the house or go to the grocery store, etc. I went back to work 13 days after surgery --- and I work on my feet. I would come home and feel absolutely beat! I couldn't have imagined working out, too.

About four weeks out I really started to get my energy back and then some. It's so much easier now. Now I get an average of 4000 steps at work and 5000-6000 on my treadmill.

My point is that everyone is different and you should listen to your body. :-)